Music·Curated by Richard

Louis Armstrong takes the BBC

Nine songs from one BBC show, Louis and his band late in the run, put out on his own channel in 2024. The handkerchief comes out early and stays out.

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#01
Louis Armstrong - When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (Live At The BBC)When It's Sleepy Time Down South — his theme song, so it goes first
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Louis Armstrong - When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (Live At The BBC)
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When It's Sleepy Time Down South — his theme song, so it goes first
#02
Louis Armstrong - (Back Home Again In) Indiana (Live At The BBC)(Back Home Again In) Indiana — the band gets a lap of its own
#02
Louis Armstrong - (Back Home Again In) Indiana (Live At The BBC)
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(Back Home Again In) Indiana — the band gets a lap of its own
#03
Louis Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Live At The BBC)A Kiss to Build a Dream On — the ballad, sung straight
#03
Louis Armstrong - A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Live At The BBC)
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A Kiss to Build a Dream On — the ballad, sung straight
#04
Louis Armstrong - Blueberry Hill (Live At The BBC)Blueberry Hill
#04
Louis Armstrong - Blueberry Hill (Live At The BBC)
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Blueberry Hill
#05
Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife (Live At The BBC)Mack the Knife
#05
Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife (Live At The BBC)
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Mack the Knife
#06
Louis Armstrong - Mame (Live At The BBC)Mame — a show tune, given the Hello, Dolly! treatment
#06
Louis Armstrong - Mame (Live At The BBC)
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Mame — a show tune, given the Hello, Dolly! treatment
#07
Louis Armstrong - Hello, Dolly! (At The BBC)Hello, Dolly! — the record that knocked the Beatles off No. 1 in 1964
#07
Louis Armstrong - Hello, Dolly! (At The BBC)
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Hello, Dolly! — the record that knocked the Beatles off No. 1 in 1964
#08
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (At The BBC)What a Wonderful World — two and a half minutes, no wasted second
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Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (At The BBC)
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What a Wonderful World — two and a half minutes, no wasted second
#09
Louis Armstrong - When The Saints Go Marching In (Live At The BBC)When the Saints Go Marching In — the closer
#09
Louis Armstrong - When The Saints Go Marching In (Live At The BBC)
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When the Saints Go Marching In — the closer